Voters to cast ballots today

andy.barrand@hillsdale.net?HILLSDALE — Registered voters in the Jonesville Community School District and Reading Township can cast their ballots today.?

Voters in the Jonesville Community School District will vote on the renewal of the school system’s operating millage. Reading Township residents will have the opportunity to vote on changes to the township’s wind farm ordinance.?

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters in the Jonesville Community School District will vote at Fayette Township Hall at 211 North Street. Those in Reading Township will vote at the Reading Township Hall 5355 South Edon Road.?

Voting for the school millage is open to any registered voter in Adams, Allen, Fayette, Hillsdale, Litchfield, Moscow of Scipio townships. Voters in Pulaski Township in Jackson County who live within the school district are also eligible to vote.?

The operating millage is not a new tax and it is not a tax on homeowners. The tax is paid by businesses all over the state to support the operations of the schools. In Jonesville the tax accounts for eight-percent of the operating budget for the school. The millage brings $924,748 to the school system on a yearly basis.?

The wind farm ordinance would change the way sound from the turbines is measured. It also changes the way the decibel level is measured. It would also remove language prohibiting the operation of a Wind Farm Energy Facility when an audible tone is present and results in a complaint.